The light of the sword is like the moon reflecting on Kyushu

Chili shouted, "What's wrong? What are you all standing there for?"

Chili's shout in public immediately eased the tension, and everyone returned to their normal demeanor.

Chang Zijin laughed and said, "That's right, what are you all standing there for!"

Chili added, "Yeah, Pang Shiwu has done petty theft before, what's so strange about that?" That was a truly witty remark!

Everyone was stunned!
Pang Shiwu immediately became displeased, "Chili, how do you know I've done these things? You're not a mind reader!"

Chili said, "Since Miss says you've done this before, then you definitely have!"

Pang Shiwu paused for a moment, "You..." He suddenly looked at Feng Jiuxiao, "Big Brother..."

Feng Jiuxiao immediately raised his eyebrows. "Hey, don't try to frame me! I didn't say anything!"

Holy crap! He's really my older brother!

Pang Shiwu looked at Yuan Zishan pitifully again. Her peerless, cold beauty was like the snow-capped mountains of the Western Regions—beautiful as she was, but also cold and aloof, her stern aura keeping everyone at a distance. Pang Shiwu opened his mouth, but swallowed the words back!
Chili wasn't about to let Pang Shiwu off the hook, and immediately added insult to injury: "Why aren't you saying anything? Didn't you have something you wanted to ask the young lady? Why aren't you asking it now?"

Pang Shiwu immediately said seriously, "I won't ask anymore, I remember now. Whatever my sister-in-law says is right." Since he couldn't fight city hall, he might as well play the submissive role.

Chili tilted her head and looked at Pang Shiwu, continuing to stab him in the back: "I knew it! You've definitely done petty theft! And quite a lot of it!"

Pang Shiwu's eyes widened instantly. "You... wait, no, you just called me a petty thief, how come you've suddenly become a thief? You're getting more and more out of line!"

While the phrase "a petty thief stealing a chicken" might not sound pleasant, it was, after all, a retainer who saved Lord Mengchang's life, and at least it's a story worth telling! But "stealing chickens and dogs" is a different story; it's truly awful!
Chili ignored how ugly Pang Shiwu's expression was and pressed her cheek against him, "You dare say you didn't do it?"

She didn't believe that a petty thug on the streets of Hengyang could uphold moral principles! It was possible he didn't rob because he was weak and timid, but she didn't believe he had never stolen anything before!
The world of street thugs is a cesspool. Faced with all kinds of temptations, pressures, and difficulties, how can someone so young remain untainted by the mud?
Chili had accompanied the young lady to many places and witnessed numerous scenes of thugs being chased in the street! She had never seen any thugs who were polite and law-abiding! Almost every time they walked through a busy street, they would encounter scenes of thieves being chased!

Interestingly, the people chasing the thief were shouting all sorts of things!

The most common shout was "Stop thief!", but she had heard people shout "Stop thief, he stole my chicken!" a few times. And some people even shouted "Stop thief, he stole my underwear!"
Thieves are so lowly, they even steal underwear!
Based on conversations between Pang Shiwu and Feng Jiuxiao over the past two years, Chili learned a lot about their old stories and deduced that they used to frequently fight with thugs from other districts for territory. Their so-called territories were actually voyeuristic zones and begging zones, which were nothing like the "protection money collection zones" that gangs talked about! Other gangs openly collected money by marking out their areas, while they could only make money secretly. How pitiful!
But as a group of orphaned children without parents, what else can they do besides wander around like stray dogs looking for food all day? What else can they do?
To survive, petty theft is inevitable! Are we just going to sit and wait to starve or freeze to death?
If they were adults, capable of anything, yet they acted furtively, that would be unforgivable. But as children, it's somewhat understandable.

So Chili believed that saying they were sneaking around wasn't an insult, but simply stating a fact. Why was Pang Shiwu unhappy about it? He even had a long face! And why did the others all have those expressions? They seemed gloating, but not quite; they were definitely up to something!
Never mind what they think, it's their business. Anyway, what the young lady said must be done!
"Pang Shiwu, since you also think the young lady is right, why don't you hurry up and take action?" Chili shouted at Pang Shiwu. She thought to herself: I'm too embarrassed to yell at Feng Jiuxiao, but I'm too embarrassed to yell at Pang Shiwu? Humph! Pang Shiwu sighed, looking utterly hopeless!
"Big brother, are you still my big brother?"

Feng Jiuxiao laughed and said, "That depends on what you want to say next!"

Pang Shiwu was taken aback, then sighed, "What if I asked you to come with me to the military camp?"

Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said, "Then I'm not for now."

"Huh? Then...then I'll buy you a drink?"

"Then I'll still be your good older brother!"

"Damn!" Pang Shiwu raised an eyebrow. "You're such a good brother! If you don't want to go, fine, I'll go myself!"

Bigwolf said, "I'll go with you!"

Chang Zijin said, "He's going to poison me, what are you going to do?"

Bigwolf laughed, "Chili said that Fifteen used to steal chickens and dogs, and look how angry Fifteen got! Do you think he would poison someone when he goes to the military camp?"

Chang Zijing looked at Pang Shiwu's expressionless face and thought for a moment, "I guess he wouldn't have drugged me!"

Bigwolf said, "Exactly! He'd rather kill all those soldiers than poison them! He's so proud of himself now!"

Looking at Pang Shiwu's tall figure, Chang Zijing thought to herself, "Who would have thought that this tall young man is not even eighteen years old yet!" At such a young age, he is already a top-tier martial arts master! Just a few days ago, he killed the Third Prince of Tibet! He is indeed very arrogant now! Tell me, how many people his age in the world can be his match? He has every right to be arrogant!
Now that they have grown strong wings, who wouldn't cherish their feathers?
If word got out that a peerless martial arts master went to a military camp and gave soldiers laxatives, where would he put his face?

"Petty thievery" is ultimately a derogatory term! Although those two retainers solved Lord Mengchang's major problem by imitating rooster crows and crawling through dog holes, they ultimately failed to achieve lasting fame in history! Why? Simply because they were not respectable enough to be considered respectable!
People admire chivalrous and courageous individuals, like Zhuan Zhu and Yu Rang, who acted as assassins to repay a debt of gratitude, sacrificing their own lives! Such people have been remembered throughout the ages!
Therefore, Chang Zijin concluded that if Pang Shiwu went to the military camp, he would definitely force his way in and start a massacre!
She said to Pang Shiwu, "I'll go with you!" Yuan Zishan's triple glaze was already putting her under a lot of pressure, and now there was Xiong Mengyan with double glaze, making her extremely anxious! If she wasn't as beautiful as the two of them, and her martial arts were also inferior to theirs, would she still have any presence by Feng Jiuxiao's side?

We must quickly improve our combat capabilities!

Martial arts training is best honed in real combat! (End of Chapter)